419 scam: "Bank of America"<boa@roadrunner.com> Attn:I know that this letter will be a surprising one to you

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic immunity"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "transfer of your funds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- brianhoasmoynihan@vip.onet.pl (Vip, Poland; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- (leave a message) e-mail address:__brianhoasmoynihan@vip.onet.pl,bank.ofamerica@onet.pl sequel to this matter as soon as (Vip; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Bank of America" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <brianhoasmoynihan@vip.onet.pl,bank.ofamerica@onet.pl>
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2016 17:37:58 -0300
Subject: Attn:I know that this letter will be a surprising one to you

FROM BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE OFFICE
Bank of America Corporate Office Headquarters
100 N.Tryon St Charlotte,NC 28255
Our Ref:BOA/IRU/SFE/15.5/WD/0 11
United States of America
Monday-Friday
8 a.m.-9 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Saturday and Sunday
8 a.m.-4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Dear esteemed customer,

I am Mr Brian Thomas Moynihan, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Bank of America leads the company’s

Global Diversity and Inclusion Council and a member of the Museum Council for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African

American History and Culture, also a trustee of the Corporation of Brown University and also holds a law degree from the

Notre Dame Law School.

The Management of the Bank of America Corporate Office Headquarters here In 100 N.Try on St Charlotte, NC 28255 wishes to

inform you that after a Brief meeting held by the Bank executives on, yesterday 1ST of AUGUST, 2016 at Precisely 8 a.m.

Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), we deem it appropriate to Intimate you that your funds will be transferred into the United

States Treasury Account with the JP Morgan Chase Headquarters at 270 Park Avenue In New York according to the record we got

from Africa due to your Inability to complete with the transaction and your failure to meet up with a Minor payment

obligation. The actual transfer of your funds ($10,500,000.00) Into the gvernment account comes up next week.

This is in line with the instructions of the USA Treasurer, Mr. John Jacob Lew that all unclaimed funds be paid into the

United States Government Treasury Account as serviceable funds in compliance to Section 3 subsection 1(a) of the United

States Financial Law enacted in 2001 after an attack on our dear country on September 11, 2001.Find below the profile of

the banking institution where your funds will be Transferred into following the government directive:

Name of Bank: JP Morgan Chase Headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in New York.JP Morgan Chase Official Bankers for the United

States Treasury Department
AC NO: 68302345093
Routing NO: 021109593
Account Name: United States Treasury Department, USA

Note that if you still wish to receive your funds do get back to us Immediately so that we will remove your funds transfer

from the list of those transactions to be seized by the United States Government. Also be Informed that we need only a

DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER (DIST) to complete the wire transfer. The fee to obtain the SEAL was reduced From

$6355 to $355 and no other fee is involved. You are required to send The fee of$355 by WESTERN UNION,MONEY GRAM or RIA

MONEY to the issuing officer at The bank where your transaction originated which was recorded from Africa ,Although you are

advice to contact us on this on strictly this email address stated below:

Contact person :__MR. Brian Thomas Moynihan(CEO) Officer, Bank of America
Telephone Number:+14073746006 (leave a message)
E-mail Address:__brianhoasmoynihan@vip.onet.pl,bank.ofamerica@onet.pl

Sequel to this matter as soon as we hear from you a directive instruction together with the payment detail on how the

require amount for the DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER (DIST) can be paid ,If we receive the payment information

today, we will transfer your funds ($10,500,000.00) Before 48hours and the funds will reflect 3 hours after the Transfer.

We will send you all the transfer documents to enable you start Making cash withdrawals from your account same day the

funds are Transferred. We have waited for so long and we cannot Continue to wait.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve your banking needs.

Yours faithfully,

MR. Brian Thomas Moynihan(CEO)
Bank of America®Corporate Office Headquarters, Charlotte, N.C.
Bank of America, N.A. Member FDIC.
© 2011 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved.
AR72768/DD6A66

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